Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 68.5% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Albania, you would:
pay 57.6% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Albania
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
?? | |
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Albania
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
?? | |
pay 4.3% less for childcare
Albania
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
?? | |
pay 73.2% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 71.4% more for clothing
Albania
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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